About
Allium calamarophilon is a tiny, threatened onion known from a single small population on the Greek island of Euboea.
Care at a glance
- Pet safety
- Allium species are toxic to cats and dogs; eating large amounts can cause hemolytic anemia, and cats are most sensitive. General guidance for the genus
- People
- Not recorded.
- Mature size
- Stalk barely 12 cm tall.
“General guidance for the genus” marks advice sourced for the genus as a whole rather than this species.
Field notes
Morphology
A very small plant with a slender stalk barely 12 cm tall, lance-shaped leaves and an umbel of 5–8 white or pink flowers with dark stripes along each tepal.
Distribution & habitat
Endemic to Greece: one rocky ledge in central Euboea near the town of Kymi, in Mediterranean scrub and rocky coastal habitats.
Conservation
Listed by the IUCN as Vulnerable; its single known population is threatened by habitat loss.
Habitat
- Altitude
- Not recorded
- Altitude class
- —
- Native to
- Greece
- IUCN status
- Vulnerable
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- Not recorded
Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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